What does garrulity mean?
Garrulity means (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being garrulous..
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/ɡəˈɹuː.lɪ.ti/ · noun
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being garrulous..
He ought to bee of some abilities in disputing; and what he wants in Logick, he must supply in Garrulity: for whatsoever he affirms, the interest he hath in his seduc'd hearers, improves into Syllogism […]
With all the affectionate garrulity of age, she a thousand times expressed her pleasure at beholding the sisters;[…]
A stream of inquiry and comment issued from her lips. . . . At last Gillian managed to stem the torrent of garrulity and interposed a question.
She delivered herself of a great number of original reflections. It was the most charming garrulity he had ever heard.
'I suppose he has to work hard now?' suggested Elsie politely. She had very little interest in the absent Vernon and still less in his occupation, but Miss Barrowford was 'a dear', and the surest way to her good opinion was to turn a sympathetic ear to amiable garrulities on her two subjects—her wonderful garden and her exceptional brother.
Use garrulity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Garrulity means (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being garrulous..
Common synonyms include garrulousness, loquaciousness, talkativeness, loquacity.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He ought to bee of some abilities in disputing; and what he wants in Logick, he must supply in Garrulity: for whatsoever he affirms, the interest he hath in his seduc'd hearers, improves into Syllogism […]
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